Vandals damage headstones, some from the 1800s, in cemetery near Hartford in Van Buren County

Courtesy photoThis headstone is one of about 26 overturned or damaged in Pioneer Cemetery on Red Arrow Highway in Hartford Township, the Van Buren County Sheriff's Office reports.

HARTFORD TOWNSHIP — More than two dozen headstones, some dating back to the last 1800s, were damaged within the last two weeks in a Hartford-area cemetery, according to police.

People visiting the Pioneer Cemetery, in the 64000 block of Red Arrow highway in Hartford Township, alerted authorities to the vandalism, which occurred sometime within the last two weeks, according to a news release from the Van Buren County Sheriff’s Office.

About 26 headstones were knocked over, which caused some of them to break.

The cemetery was founded in 1841.

View full sizeCourtesy photoHeadstones dating back to the 1800s were among those vandalized.

Investigators had no suspects, according to the news release issued late Thursday, and were seeking the public’s help.

Anyone who may have information is asked to call the sheriff’s office at 269-657-3101, Silent Observer at 343-2100 or 866-774-2345, or Crime Stoppers at 800-342-7867.